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Ferry suffered technical issue
The 'Caledonian Osle', serving on the route Ardrossan - Brodick, suffered a technical issue, which required further investigations, on the foremidday of Nov 5. As a consequence, all sailings operated by the ferry from the 11:30 a.m. departure from Troon were liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice, until repairs were completed.
Body of man who fell from ferry discovered on Largs Beach
A body believed to be that of an 82-year-old man who went missing after potentially falling from the 'Calledonian Isles' has been found in the Largs beach area on the morning of oct 25. Formal identification has yet to take place, but the family of missing pensioner Jim Wither, from Johnstone, have been informed. Enquiries suggested he may have entered the water after boarding the ferry sailing from Ardrossan to Arran. Jim Wither was last seen walking towards Beith Road on Oct 18 at around 12.18 p.m. An extensive search was launched at around 8.30 p.m. that evening following reports that a man had fallen from the 'Caledonian Isles' near Arran. The death was not being treated as suspicious, and a report was to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.
Ferry suffered issue with mezzanine deck
The 'Caledonian Isles', serving on the route Ardrossan - Brodick, suffered a technical issue with the port side mezzanine deck. As aconsequence, the vehicle capacity had to be reduced. The ferry was to be removed from service for one day on Nov 4 to allow repairs to be carried out on the mezzanine deck. As a result, the service would be operating to and from Troon. As a consequence, the maintenance period of the 'Alfred' was to be carried out in Brodick that day, allowing the vessel to provide the following additional sailing: Departure Brodick - 08:10 a.m. All other sailings operated by the 'Alfred' would be operated as per published timetable. The ship would be required to operate a repositioning sailing back to Brodick on Nov 3, on which no passengers or vehicles would be carried to allow the vessel to proceed straight onto the concrete berth to begin its maintenance.
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